Jerwin Ancajas vs. Jonas Sultan Media Workout Quotes
No matter the result, history will be made Saturday evening at the Save Mart Center, when Jerwin Ancajas defends the IBF junior bantamweight title against Jonas Sultan. It will be the first all-Filipino world title bout contested since 1925. In the co-feature, WBA 115-pound champion Kal Yafai of Birmingham, England, will make
Naoya Inoue gets 1st round stoppage, Shiro gets KO win
Pound-for-pound world champion Naoya “Monster” Inoue (16-0, 14 KOs) claimed the WBA bantamweight belt as he stopped the champ Jamie McDonnell (29-3-1-1ND, 13 KOs) in the very first after dropping him a time before the stoppage on Friday in Tokyo, Japan. The bout had barely gotten started when it was apparent
SF, CA’s Raquel Miller makes DiBella ENT debut June 21st
Celebrating its Fifteen Year Anniversary, DiBella Entertainment’s (DBE) acclaimed Broadway Boxing series returns on Thursday, June 21, at the beautiful Melrose Ballroom in Astoria, NY. Tickets starting at $50 may be purchased online at www.MelroseBallroomNYC.com or by clicking HERE. The Melrose Ballroom is located at 36-08 33rd Street, Astoria, NY 11106. Doors on the night of the event will open at 6:00 PM with the first
Lucas Matthysse camp details for Manny Pacquiao fight
Argentine knockout artist Lucas “La Maquina” Matthysse (39-4, 36 KOs) discussed his training camp routine ahead of his super fight against future Hall of Famer Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao (59-7-2, 38 KOs) in a scheduled 12-round welterweight clash. The fight, which will be for Matthysse’s WBA Welterweight World Title, will take place Sunday, July 15 at Axiata Arena in
Jamie McDonnell vs. Naoya Inoue set for ESPN+ on Friday
The “Monster” will wake up American fight fans on Friday morning. From the Ota-City General Gymnasium in Tokyo, two-weight world champion Naoya “Monster” Inoue will move up in weight to face WBA bantamweight champion Jamie McDonnell, and WBC light flyweight champion Ken Shiro will make the third defense of his belt in
DiBella Entertainment signs Tiara Brown
DiBella Entertainment has announced the signing of top female prospect Tiara Brown (4-0, 2 KOs), an undefeated junior lightweight from Washington, D.C. “I am so proud to have signed Tiara Brown,” said Lou DiBella, President of DiBella Entertainment. “She is a terrific fighter and an even better person. Tiara is a fulltime Washington, D.C. police officer,
Pedraza, Stevenson and Benavidez added to Crawford vs Horn undercard
Jose “Sniper” Pedraza is nearing a title shot while Shakur Stevenson is well on his way. Pedraza and Stevenson will see action June 9 on the Terence Crawford vs. Jeff Horn world championship event at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. Pedraza (23-1, 12 KOs), from Cidra, Puerto Rico, will challenge
Boxing Preview: Fresno card on ESPN, Inoue and more
Fresno set for history [6:30 PT PST, ESPN+, Fresno, CA] IBF super flyweight champion Jerwin Ancajas will make his second defense of his title Jonas Sultan at the Save Mart Center in Fresno, CA, as history will be made in this Filipino versus Filipino bout. Ancajas is the favorite and
“Bosnian Prince” Mrkanovic returns after long layoff
Armin “The Bosnian Prince” Mrkanovic returned to the ring after an 11-month absence to win a win six-round unanimous decision over Nicholas Lavin in a cruiserweight bout that took place this past Friday night at Amazura Concert Hall in the Jamaica section of Mrkanovic’s hometown of Queens, New York. Mrkanovic controlled the
Boxing Recap: Badou Jack impresses, Gary Russell still has it
Badou deserves praise, Stevenson at the end In probably the most interesting bout of the weekend, Badou Jack fought to a twelve round draw with Adonis Stevenson in which Stevenson retained his WBC light heavyweight title despite essentially losing six straight rounds after a solid start. Jack, who lost essentially